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CON EDISON HOSTS THE U.S. MEMORY CHAMPIONSHIP AT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. will host the 3rd Annual U.S. Memory
Championship - Memoriad 2000 - at its corporate headquarters at 4 Irving Place in
Manhattan on Saturday, February 5, 2000 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The five-event national
competition for “mental athletes” is expected to draw more than 1,000 participants and
spectators.

To qualify, official contestants must memorize 100 names and faces, 500 words, recall
a shuffled deck of cards, and memorize a 50-line poem, plus a 100-digit number. Three
national winners will be selected to enter the 2000 World Memory Championship to be held
in London in August. The competition is open to the general public.

“This is an exciting and educational event each year for all of the challengers,
including the Con Edison employees who participate in the competition,” said Frances A.
Resheske, vice president of public affairs at Con Edison. “We welcome all of our visitors
to our landmark building, and wish the contestants the best of luck,” she added.

This is the second consecutive year that Con Edison has hosted the Memoriad
Championship. The USA Memoriad was founded in 1997 by its chairman, Tony Dottino. The
umbrella organization for the event, The International Mind Sports Olympiad, was founded
in London by Tony Buzan. The first USA Memoriad was held in New York City. Its core
mission is to open public consciousness to the idea that 'ordinary' individuals of any
age can use their potential to achieve seemingly extraordinary feats.

Con Edison is one of the nation’s largest utility companies, with more than $7 billion
in annual revenues and $14 billion in assets. The company, a subsidiary of Consolidated
Edison Inc., provides electric, gas and steam service to more than three million customers
in New York City and Westchester County, New York. For additional financial, operations
and customer service information, visit Con Edison’s web site at
www.coned.com.